The Gibbs Family | Documentary Family Photography

Although my main focus right now is weddings, I also really love shooting family photography in a natural, photojournalistic way.

Every so often, my husband and I embark on photographing “a day in the life” with our family. We did one when Caroline was 9 months old, and another when she was 16 months old, and then we had James and got exhausted. With all the snow days last week, we had an idea: what if we do it again, but this time, let’s add video and music and, most importantly, some narration?

So, we spent the whole day taking photos. When I heard Caroline creep out of her room, I leapt from my bed to get the opening shot of her little feet under the door. We took a lot of breaks… you’ll notice there aren’t any photos of people eating, napping, playing in the snow, or fiddling with their phones… but we mostly shot the whole day long. When James went down for his nap, we got out a microphone and interviewed Caroline. Then I put the whole thing together.

And I love it.

Be sure to turn your speakers up, and listen ALL the way to the end.

If you’re looking for something different from the usual happy posed photos in a park, let’s talk about how you can reserve a documentary family photography booking for YOUR family. I’m only going to offer about 10 of these per year in Virginia/DC/NC, and 2 are already taken for 2015, so if you’re interested, contact me soon!